Break? If you’re asking, the answer is yes.

“Do you think I should take a break?” is synonymous with “Can I take a break?”

You do not need to ask for anyone’s permission to take a break. Go ahead.

You can rest for as long as you need.

If you are coming back in 5 minutes, by golly, go to the bathroom or get what you need to be comfy again.

If you are coming back in 5 hours? Make sure you save your progress!

If you are coming back in 5 days, you have homework. Please write down where you left off, because our moods can change in that time frame, and sometimes we forget.

If you are coming back in 5 weeks or months, be sure that you have stopped at a good stopping point, because you will be like a new person the next time you sit down.

If you are coming back in 5 years, my first question is, “are you okay?” Because 5 years is a long time, and if you are taking a hard break, like you are putting your IP in a desk drawer and not touching it for 5 years, I want to know if you’re okay. Because that is not normal IP creator behavior.

If it is something like you being a caretaker or spending time with a youngster in their early years, I’d like to suggest that maybe you not take such a long break?

A lot of people lose their momentum. They say they’ll come back, but then they don’t.

Even if you say, “I’ll try to think about my IP once a week,” that may serve you better in the end.

Five years is a long time to be away from your IP. We change a lot in 5 years, and our intentions change with us. Try to stay in touch with your IP a little more often than once every 5 years.

If it happens to be 5 years, then okay. Life happens.

But try not to. For your IP’s sake. For you.

Take a break for a little, and then consider your IP once a week.